Dunstable Central
Middle areaSouth west Central Bedfordshire. 11,853 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Dunstable Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Dunstable Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dunstable Central at a rate of 113.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 451 |
| Other crime | 219 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 212 |
| Shoplifting | 143 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 88 |
| Vehicle crime | 79 |
| Drug offences | 59 |
| Burglary | 55 |
| Robbery | 31 |
| Theft from the person | 13 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Dunstable Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Dunstable Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dunstable Central at a rate of 113.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 135 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dunstable Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (451), other crime (219) and anti-social behaviour (212).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Central Bedfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of Central Bedfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Dunstable Central alone. See Central Bedfordshire
Dunstable Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Dunstable Central was £300,000 in 2025.
Dunstable Central had 10,506 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Dunstable Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dunstable Central, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.